The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-13
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the senate committee on military affairs
position made vacant by the death o
General Logan, and that senator Hawley
now Chairman on CIVIL service and re.
renchment, will succeed General SeWel
As chairman Of the library committee, enC
that -natOr Stanford viii become Gener.
al Hawley's successor IS chairman Of the
committee on civil service ana retrench-
ment.
MRS. LOGAN's PENSION BILL,
The senate has passed, without division
the bill 10 pension Mrs Logan.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Inc President sent the following NOM
nations 70 the senate To-day: Thomas O
Manning Of Louisiana, envoy extrsordl
nary and minister plenipotentlarY to
Mexico; Hugh A. DInsmore OF Arkansas,
minister resident and consul general TO
Corea; Robert e. Culhreth OF Caiifornia,
consul at Apia; Thos. Q. Bashaw of Mis-
souri,, attorney tor the eastern district OF
Missouri.
ELECTION CoNTEsTs SETTLED.
The house committee on elections to-
day finally acted upon the two contested
election cases-Page vs. Pierce, the Rhode
Island case, ana Kidd vs.. Steele OF IndI-
ana. IL the Rhode 1slsnd case a msjor
iIy in The committee decided neither of
the parties emitted To g seat. A minority
report will be made recommending that
the sitting member (PiercO be awarded
the seat. In the Indiana case the commit
tees report will be unanimous in favor OF
the right OF Steele, republican, to retain
his seat In the house,
To REPOT FAvORABLY.
The committee on civil service reform
to-day Instructed Chairman Cox 10 report
on house and senate bill 10 re-
peal the tenure of Office act.
THE NICARAGUA MARITIME CANAL.
The Dill reported by SeTa!or Edmunds
to-day 10 incorporate the Maritime Canal
Of NicArEgus, provides that the
affairs shall be managed by
eleven directors, citizens of the United
States and Nicaragua, and that the tolls
shsn not exceed 81 90 per ton of freight,
that the United STATES may exercise such
control over the canal as Is not incon-
sistent with treaty obligations, and that
power to alter, amend or repeal the act
shall be reserved to congress. The re-
port accompanying the bill says that II
is in the highest degree desirable that
this transit saouid be under the II tinence,
if it cannot be under the control, of the
Uaited States. The committee recon-
mends the passage OF the bill in the hope
that the IT sources and enterprise of pr1-
vate citizens of our country may be able
to accomplish his great wOEk even il our
government itself is Eot ready 10 under
take it.
ALASKA'S BOUNDARY.
Senator Sherman to-day reported IA
VorSblY from the committee on foreign
relations an amt ndment Intended to be
proposed 10 the sunury civil Appropria-
ZION bill to provide for tue expense OF q
reconnAise to be made under
the direction of the secretary of the navy
10 examine the CONFORMATION of the con-
ventIAl boundary lac between Alaska
and British Columbia following the coast
from Portland chsDnei 10 the l4lst mer-
ldiau, and TO ascertain and report how
far the ustioba! features OF the country
permit the accurate location of the line
Of dema' kA'iou contemplated by the
treaty OF 1867, ceding Alaska to the Uni
ted States.
THE PRESIDENTS ADVICE.
The president received a call to-day
rom young man whom he had recently
pardontd from the penitenti0ry. When
the president saw his card he Immediate
" recoXniz3 Sd the name and directed that
be be shown in. The young man said
be lived some distance from Washington
but had come here in order to personally
thank the president for restoring him to
sure him that in the future his conduct
would convince the president that his
3lemency had not been miespplied. The
president treated his visitor very kindly,
and after in curing into his past life and
utUre prospects advised bin TO go to
work and make himseIf useful citizen
adding that it is never too late to reform,
and that there 10 plenty Of room for him
n the world.
LOOKING AFTER Los INTERESTS
General Clinton B. Ftske presided at
! meeting of the bosfd of Indian COM
nissioners to-day, at which reports were
made OF the various churches and socie-
lies supporting Indian schools and mis-
sioDs.
NATIONAL BANK SECURITIES.
In view of the attorney generals opin-
ion that non-iDfereet bearing bonds can
not be used as . baeis for rational bank
considerable interest ts felt as
10 the probable course Of the treasury de-
pArfment towards the banks holding the
bonds in question. Mr.. Trenholme.
of the treasury, was this
afternoon questioned es to what step he
proposed to take in the matter, and he
said he would probably ask the attorney
general for advice before taxing any radi-
cal seton. He WAS now engaged, he
said, IN making q list of banks and the
amount of matured boH's held
by each and he wanted TO consult with
the law Off ,ers Of the government IS to
what it is his duty 70 deny next under
the circumstances. He was disposed to
be lenient with tho banks, but he felt
that he could no longer delay enforcing
4 strict compliance with the laws, bear
ing on the subject OF national bank Sc
curities. He did not, however. appre-
bend any trouble with the banks, as he
they would do their duty in the
a. soon ~ Il WAS made clear to
them. From other sources 1t was learned
that the banks will be allowed q week or
ten days more within which to replace
the matuYed bonds, after which time al
banks in default In this respect will be
proceeded against, attention being paid
frs: To those longest in default.
state Legislatures.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPoLIs, Jsn. 6.-The two
houses of legislature INST and organized
this morning. All interest WAS centred
in the senate. Green Smith appeared and
took the chAir, with Auditor of State Rice
setting % clerk. The republicans en-
desyored to protest but they were not
permitted TO be heard. without the re-
publicans voting at all, but being counted
as present, the democratic caucus noni.
neee were elected and q set of prepared
rules adopted that gave the msjority al
the power. In the house the republican
members elected Hon. W. g. Ssyre
speaker
MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6 Both houses OF tn,
legislature met this morning and elected
the democratic CAUCUS nominees as thei
officers, who are As follows: Speaker o
the house, j. w. Alexander of Davee
lnnr,tu. chief clerk of fha hnnaa II n